Chapter 10: The trial
Dal shouted, "That's Eagle. She heard everything and now she ran away."
Salene and Trudy (with Brady on her arm) ran upstairs together with Danni, Ellie, Patsy, Cloe and KC and raised barricades. Dal ran, followed by Bray, Lex, Ryan, Alice, Jack, Tai-San and Ebony, to be first at Eagle. But he wasn't fast enough. Lex stood in her way and rushed at her so she couldn't get away. Eagle reacted fast and defended herself with her walking-stick. But Lex avoided so Eagle hit Bray who directly banged on the hard floor. Eagle bent above him to see whether he's seriously injured but Lex caught her and brought her into the cage.
Tai-San went upstairs and sent Lex away because she wanted to talk to Eagle face to face. Then she said, "Hello Amber. I know that it's you. I recognized you because of your aura."
Eagle answered, "Please don't tell the others that it's me. And call me Eagle please. How is Bray?"
"He's unconscious, but it's better than it first looked like. Tomorrow will be your trial."
"Lex attacked me and I just wanted to defend myself. He avoided so I hit Bray. I really didn't want to hit him. I could never hurt him."
"I've seen that Lex attacked you."
The two talked to each other till Lex came back because he wanted to look after Eagle himself. He said to her that he was going to make the accusation at the trial and tried to make her say something all night long. But she didn't want to say anything because he would recognize her. And because of knowing that he wasn't able to read she didn't write down her answers. So she ignored him.
Next morning Dal went to Eagle and said, "With Lex in accusation your chances are bad. Danni will be judge. I'll defend you."
At the trial Eagle talked in language of gestures and Patsy translated her. She said she was very sorry about everything and she didn't want to knock Bray down, but she wanted to defend herself against the attack of Lex.
Suddenly Eagle noticed a twinge in her belly. In a secret code, which she and Dal used earlier, she wrote fast, "I did say to you I'm pregnant."
Dal nodded and Eagle wrote, "I think the birth is now. Trudy, Salene and Tai-San shall help me."
Dal wrote, "Simulate a feeling of faintness. We'll bring you in your old room."
Danni noticed that Dal gave Eagle the note and asked directly, "What secret notes do you write there?"
Dal stood up and said, "Eagle has written that she feels ill. I wanted to ask you for interrupting the trial till she feels better. She has to take a rest."